Elizabeth Bowen

The biography explores the life of Elizabeth Bowen, born in Dublin in 1899 to an Irish lawyer and landowner. It highlights her education at Downe House School and her literary contributions, including "Bowen's Court," which chronicles her family's history in County Cork, and "Seven Winters," reflecting on her Dublin childhood. Her marriage to Alan Cameron, a BBC appointee, and her travels between London and her inherited home, Bowen's Court, are also significant aspects of her life story.